Acoustic Impendences in this Ultrasound Imaging problem

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The discussion centers on solving an ultrasound imaging problem involving acoustic impedances, specifically focusing on plotting the amplitude of Echoes 3 and 4 as a function of R within the range of 0 to 1. The participant struggled with part b, where a discrepancy in the value of acoustic impedance for fat (z_fat) was noted, leading to a 14% difference in results. Additionally, a correction was made regarding a typographical error in the denominator of the equation used, emphasizing the importance of accuracy in mathematical expressions.

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Homework Statement
Problem:a)Plot amplitude of Echoes 3 and 4 as a variety of R = 0-1. Discuss reasonable range of R which is suitable for imaging.
b) R=|z1-z2|/(z1+z2) (acoustic impedances: z1 and z2). Calculate acoustic impedances of fat, water, and other materials composed of human body from multiplication of density by sound speed. Discuss the differences of reflection coefficients between the area 1, which contains water and the other area 2, which contains fat.
c)Discuss about real imaging, by considering the difference in problem b)
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I don't understand about a and c. I just tried to solve b but my answer is still lacking for part b. Can anyone guide me about how to solve these problems and what I did wrong in part b.
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nao113 said:
Homework Statement:: Problem:a)Plot amplitude of Echoes 3 and 4 as a variety of R = 0-1. Discuss reasonable range of R which is suitable for imaging.

I don't understand about a
It is asking you to plot graphs of ##T^2R^3## and ##T^4R## against R, over the range ##0<R<1##, given that ##T=1-R##.

For b, https://www.schoolphysics.co.uk/age16-19/Sound/text/Acoustic_impedance/index.html gives a slightly lower value for ##z_{fat}##, making about a 14% difference to the answer. But you should work with whatever values you were given.
You have mistyped a sign in the denominator.

Btw, the word is "artefact", not "arch-fact".
 
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